Just found this link. How accurate are the claims? Have they been made or are they strawmen?
What was the true reason for WW1? Was it justified?
http://ift.tt/1oPl2kr
They are:-
1. The war was fought in defence of democracy
2. Britain went to war due to a treaty obligation to defend the neutrality of Belgium
3. German aggression was the driving force for war
4. Germany had started a naval arms race with Britain
5. German imperialism was uniquely vicious and had to be challenged
6. Public opinion was united in favour of the war, as shown by images of cheering crowds in 1914
7. The morale of British troops fighting on the Western Front remained intact to the end of the war
8. The military leadership, notably General Haig, was not a bunch of incompetent ‘donkeys’
9. The end of the war saw the triumph of liberal capitalism, against collapsing autocratic Empires
10. Despite the slaughter and destruction, the war was worthwhile
My comments.
2. I have been told this many times. But is it fiction?
3. WW1 started because Serbia was invaded and everything after that was a domino effect because of treaty obligations. And pre war planning.
8. Haig has come under heavy criticism for the bloody result of his orders. In 1918 the Germans worked out how to advance without the use of tanks.
What was the true reason for WW1? Was it justified?
http://ift.tt/1oPl2kr
They are:-
1. The war was fought in defence of democracy
2. Britain went to war due to a treaty obligation to defend the neutrality of Belgium
3. German aggression was the driving force for war
4. Germany had started a naval arms race with Britain
5. German imperialism was uniquely vicious and had to be challenged
6. Public opinion was united in favour of the war, as shown by images of cheering crowds in 1914
7. The morale of British troops fighting on the Western Front remained intact to the end of the war
8. The military leadership, notably General Haig, was not a bunch of incompetent ‘donkeys’
9. The end of the war saw the triumph of liberal capitalism, against collapsing autocratic Empires
10. Despite the slaughter and destruction, the war was worthwhile
My comments.
2. I have been told this many times. But is it fiction?
3. WW1 started because Serbia was invaded and everything after that was a domino effect because of treaty obligations. And pre war planning.
8. Haig has come under heavy criticism for the bloody result of his orders. In 1918 the Germans worked out how to advance without the use of tanks.
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